Maicon

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Etymology

First recorded in Brazil in the 1980s. Rendering of English Michael, having become popular due to Michael Jackson’s fame. The ending in -on is probably due to the nasalization of the final original diphthong, pronounced in Brazilian Portuguese as /ow/, i.e. /ˈmaj.kow/ > .

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maicon m

  1. a male given name from English, of Brazilian usage

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